Ten from the Twenties
A series of short plays, all originally published as short stories in the 1920s.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Mr Oddy
13-06-1975In pre-WWI London, struggling writer Tommy Brown befriends an older, enigmatic man named Alfred Oddy. Bonding over shared literary tastes, the two find comforting companionship, th...
- Ep 2
2.An Adventure in Bed
20-06-1975George prefers to doze but then a startling transformation occurs after he meets a beautiful young woman.
- Ep 3
3.Motherlove
27-06-197546 minHugh's domineering mother expects him to marry the woman she has chosen for him, but will her scheme go to plan?
- Ep 4
4.The Orsini Emeralds
04-07-1975American reporter James Dell attends a society party in London and encounters Mrs Isobel Asterley, a hostess wearing a priceless emerald pendant originating from Italy's historic O...
- Ep 5
5.Fanny and Annie
11-07-1975Fanny returns home after 12 years to marry her first love, Harry, a furnace worker, but must reconcile her more sophisticated existence with his working-class lifestyle, a conflict...
- Ep 6
6.Two or Three Graces
18-07-1975Follows a music critic's encounters with the multifaceted Grace, a woman who presents different personas to different lovers.
- Ep 7
7.Aunt Tatty
25-07-1975Paul Pellew visits the family home of his girlfriend, Eleanor Maltby. He comes under the deceptive guise of merely studying local churches because Eleanor is terrified of letting h...
- Ep 8
8.The Anarchist
01-08-1975Set primarily in an interior/apartment space, a writer is working on a book concerning an assassination attempt on the Prime Minister. In the manuscript, an apparent inadvertence l...
- Ep 9
9.Her Wedding Morn
08-08-1975Explores themes of change and life on the cusp of a wedding day, featuring detailed regional settings and characters dealing with personal struggles.
- Ep 10
10.The Fifty Pound Note
15-08-1975Philip and Lally love each other and are living together without matrimonial bond. Their relationship begins after Philip finds Lally in distress and helps her. Thus, they were lon...
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